2006–07 Tour de Ski

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Tour de Ski
2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Ski tour details
Venue(s)Munich, Germany
Oberstdorf, Germany
Asiago, Italy
Val di Fiemme, Italy
Dates31 December 2006 (2006-12-31) – 7 January 2007 (2007-01-07)
Stages8 (6 completed, 2 cancelled)
Results
Men
Jersey awarded to the men's overall winner Winner  Tobias Angerer (GER)
  Second  Alexander Legkov (RUS)
  Third  Simen Østensen (NOR)

Jersey awarded to the men's sprint classification winner Sprint  Tor Arne Hetland (NOR)
Women
Jersey awarded to the women's overall winner Winner  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)
  Second  Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
  Third  Valentyna Shevchenko (UKR)

Jersey awarded to the women's sprint classification winner Sprint  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)
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The 2006–07 Tour de Ski was the first Tour to take place, from 31 December 2006 until 7 January 2007. It was won by German Tobias Angerer for men, while Finn Virpi Kuitunen won the women's Tour.

The first edition of the tour was held in Germany and Italy, with six races spread out over eight days, including two separate days of rest.[1] The prize money for the event amounted to 750,000 Swiss francs,[2] shared out on both men and women. Men's and women's events were held together on the same days.

Origin[edit]

Cross-country skiing had been through a period of renewal from the early 1980s, when the free technique was first introduced to the World Championships which led to a rush of new events, including pursuit skiing, sprint skiing and eventually long mass start races, to complement the traditional time trial or individual start style of skiing. The Tour de Ski was modelled on the Tour de France of cycling[3] and the idea has been reported to come from a meeting between former Olympic gold medallist Vegard Ulvang and Jürg Capol, the International Ski Federation's (FIS) chief executive officer for cross-country competitions, in Ulvang's sauna in Maridalen, Norway.[4][5] Their idea was to create a stage competition consisting of different events which they expected would lead to several days of continuous excitement before the most complete skiers would become Tour de Ski champions.[4]

Ranking[edit]

The overall results were based on the aggregate time for all events, as well as bonus seconds awarded on sprint and mass start stages.

The two sprint races carried bonus seconds for the finish, which were subtracted from the overall time, as follows:

Finishing position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Seconds deducted 50 40 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

In mass start competitions, intermediate points carried bonus seconds; 15 to the winner, 10 to number two, and 5 to number three. The same number of seconds were awarded at the finish. In the 30 km race there were two intermediate points, in the 15 km race one intermediate point.

Stages[edit]

Date Place Country Women's distance Men's distance Event Technique Women's winner Men's winner
29 December Nové Město na Moravě Czech Republic 3 km 4.5 km Prologue, interval start - cancelled Classic Not available Not available
30 December Nové Město na Moravě Czech Republic 10 km 15 km Pursuit, starting intervals according to results in prologue - cancelled Freestyle Not available Not available
31 December Munich Germany 1100 m 1100 m Sprint Freestyle Marit Bjørgen (NOR) Christoph Eigenmann (SUI)
2 January Oberstdorf Germany 5+5 km 10+10 km Double pursuit Classic/Freestyle Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) Vincent Vittoz (FRA)
3 January Oberstdorf Germany 10 km 15 km Interval start Classic Petra Majdič (SLO) Franz Göring (GER)
5 January Asiago Italy 1200 m 1200 m Sprint Freestyle Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) Tor Arne Hetland (NOR)
6 January Cavalese Italy 15 km 30 km Mass start Classic Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) Eldar Rønning (NOR)
7 January Cavalese Italy 10 km 15 km Pursuit. Hill climb finish.
Starting intervals according to time differences in overall ranking.
Freestyle Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) Tobias Angerer (GER)

Favourites[edit]

Dagbladet's Brynjar Skjærli listed Finland's Virpi Kuitunen as the main favourite in the women's event, with Marit Bjørgen the main challenger. Justyna Kowalczyk, Petra Majdič, Kateřina Neumannová, Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle, Claudia Künzel-Nystad, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Vibeke Skofterud and Kristina Šmigun were listed as "outsiders" or dark horses.[6] In the men's event, Tobias Angerer was the favourite, with Yevgeny Dementyev, Tor Arne Hetland, Petter Northug, Eldar Rønning, Anders Södergren, Jens Arne Svartedal and Axel Teichmann all listed as challengers. Frode Estil was named as an outsider.

Stage 1: Sprint Munich, 31 December[edit]

This was held at Munich Olympic Stadium in front of 6,500 spectators.[7]

Women's event, 822 m[8]

The listed times were achieved in the qualification race.

Final A

Rank Name Nation Time Bonus seconds
1 Marit Bjørgen  NOR 1:31.9 50
2 Arianna Follis  ITA 1:31.8 40
3 Chandra Crawford  CAN 1:32.1 30
4 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN 1:34.2 28
5 Petra Majdič  SLO 1:33.8 26
6 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN 1:32.6 25

Final B

Rank Name Nation Time Bonus seconds
7 Pirjo Manninen  FIN 1:36.2 24
8 Claudia Künzel-Nystad  GER 1:34.0 23
9 Britta Norgren  SWE 1:32.6 22
10 Karin Moroder  ITA 1:35.9 21
11 Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle  GER 1:35.5 20
12 Caroline Weibel  FRA 1:34.8 19

Tour de Ski standings

Rank Name Nation Total time
1 Marit Bjørgen  NOR 41.9''
2 Arianna Follis  ITA +9.9
3 Chandra Crawford  CAN +20.2
4 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN +24.3
5 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN +25.7
6 Petra Majdič  SLO +25.9

Sprint standings

Rank Name Nation Points
1 Marit Bjørgen  NOR 50
2 Arianna Follis  ITA 40
3 Chandra Crawford  CAN 30
4 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN 28
5 Petra Majdič  SLO 26
6 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN 25
Men's event, 1200 m[9]

The listed times were achieved in the qualification race.

Northug fell in the first curve of the final, taking Pettersen and Fredriksson with him.

Final A

Rank Name Nation Time Bonus seconds
1 Christoph Eigenmann   SUI 1:20.3 50
2 Devon Kershaw  CAN 1:24.0 40
3 Roddy Darragon  FRA 1:23.7 30
4 Thobias Fredriksson  SWE 1:23.9 28
5 Petter Northug  NOR 1:25.1 26
6 Øystein Pettersen  NOR 1:22.1 25

Final B

Rank Name Nation Time Bonus seconds
7 Simen Østensen  NOR 1:22.8 24
8 Tor Arne Hetland  NOR 1:23.4 23
9 Björn Lind  SWE 1:24.4 22
10 Fredrik Östberg  SWE 1:24.4 21
11 Anti Saarepuu  EST 1:23.9 20
12 Peter Larsson  SWE 1:23.4 19

Tour de Ski standings

Rank Name Nation Total time
1 Christoph Eigenmann   SUI 30.3''
2 Devon Kershaw  CAN +13.7
3 Roddy Darragon  FRA +23.4
4 Thobias Fredriksson  SWE +25.6
5 Øystein Pettersen  NOR +26.8
6 Simen Østensen  NOR +28.5

Sprint standings

Rank Name Nation Points
1 Christoph Eigenmann   SUI 50
2 Devon Kershaw  CAN 40
3 Roddy Darragon  FRA 30
4 Thobias Fredriksson  SWE 28
5 Petter Northug  NOR 26
6 Øystein Pettersen  NOR 25

Stage 2: Pursuit Oberstdorf, 2 January[edit]

Women's event, 5 km classical + 5 km free[10]

Bonus seconds earned during the race:

Seconds Point 1 Finish
15  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN)  Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR)
10  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)  Valentyna Shevchenko (UKR)
5  Marit Bjørgen (NOR)  Olga Zavyalova (RUS)
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Kristin Størmer Steira  NOR 29:27.6
2 Valentyna Shevchenko  UKR +13.3
3 Olga Zavyalova  RUS +17.2
4 Kateřina Neumannová  CZE +17.9
5 Riitta-Liisa Roponen  FIN +18.8
6 Yuliya Chekalyova  RUS +21.5
7 Karine Philippot  FRA +22.8
8 Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen  NOR +22.9
9 Kine Beate Bjørnås  NOR +23.4
10 Vibeke Skofterud  NOR +27.3
11 Irina Artemova  RUS +27.5
12 Marianna Longa  ITA +28.0
21 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN +47.6
22 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN +48.5
25 Marit Bjørgen  NOR +55.5
29 Arianna Follis  ITA +1:00.1
33 Petra Majdič  SLO +1:06.1
52 Chandra Crawford  CAN +3:22.4

Tour de Ski standings

Rank Name Nation Total time
1 Kristin Størmer Steira  NOR 30:53.9
2 Marit Bjørgen  NOR +6.1
3 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN +12.5
4 Kateřina Neumannová  CZE +16.6
5 Claudia Künzel-Nystad  GER +16.9
6 Valentyna Shevchenko  UKR +18.0

Sprint standings

Rank Name Nation Points
1 Marit Bjørgen  NOR 55
2 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN 43
3 Arianna Follis  ITA 40
4 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN 35
5 Chandra Crawford  CAN 30
6 Petra Majdič  SLO 26
Men's event, 10 km classical + 10 km free[11]

Neither Christoph Eigenmann nor Roddy Darragon, number one and three in the overall standings before the race, finished, and were thus eliminated from the overall competition.

Bonus seconds earned during the race:

Seconds Point 1 Finish
15  Simen Østensen (NOR)  Vincent Vittoz (FRA)
10  Björn Lind (SWE)  Alexander Legkov (RUS)
5  Sami Jauhojärvi (FIN)  Tobias Angerer (GER)
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Vincent Vittoz  FRA 50:55.9
2 Alexander Legkov  RUS +0.9
3 Tobias Angerer  GER +2.5
4 Nikolay Pankratov  RUS +3.1
5 Anders Södergren  SWE +3.3
6 Yevgeny Dementyev  RUS +3.4
7 Pietro Piller Cottrer  ITA +3.7
8 Sergey Shiryayev  RUS +5.4
9 Axel Teichmann  GER +6.0
10 Mathias Fredriksson  SWE +8.0
11 Jens Filbrich  GER +9.6
12 Simen Østensen  NOR +11.6
25 Devon Kershaw  CAN +52.7
49 Øystein Pettersen  NOR +2:09.1
69 Thobias Fredriksson  SWE +4:26.7

Tour de Ski standings

Rank Name Nation Total time
1 Simen Østensen  NOR 51:51.3
2 Vincent Vittoz  FRA +14.4
3 Alexander Legkov  RUS +23.6
4 Tobias Angerer  GER +28.3
5 Yevgeny Dementyev  RUS +33.6
6 Nikolay Pankratov  RUS +33.7

Sprint standings

Rank Name Nation Points
1 Devon Kershaw  CAN 40
2 Simen Østensen  NOR 39
3 Björn Lind  SWE 32
4 Thobias Fredriksson  SWE 28
5 Petter Northug  NOR 26
6 Øystein Pettersen  NOR 25

Stage 3: Individual Start Oberstdorf, 3 January[edit]

Women's event, 10 km classical[12]
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Petra Majdič  SLO 28:44.8
2 Kristin Størmer Steira  NOR +27.2
3 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN +33.8
4 Valentyna Shevchenko  UKR +37.1
5 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN +37.9
6 Vibeke Skofterud  NOR +38.3
7 Marianna Longa  ITA +54.8
8 Viola Bauer  GER +56.0
9 Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle  GER +59.5
10 Kamila Rajdlová  CZE +1:04.2
11 Marit Bjørgen  NOR +1:05.0
12 Justyna Kowalczyk  POL +1:11.7
17 Kateřina Neumannová  CZE +1:37.4
26 Claudia Künzel-Nystad  GER +2:09.2

Tour de Ski standings

Rank Name Nation Total time
1 Kristin Størmer Steira  NOR 1:00:05.9
2 Petra Majdič  SLO +20.4
3 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN +23.2
4 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN +26.4
5 Valentyna Shevchenko  UKR +27.9
6 Vibeke Skofterud  NOR +41.5

Sprint standings

Rank Name Nation Points
1 Marit Bjørgen  NOR 55
2 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN 43
3 Arianna Follis  ITA 40
4 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN 35
5 Chandra Crawford  CAN 30
6 Petra Majdič  SLO 26
Men's event, 15 km classical[13]
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Franz Göring  GER 39:40.7
2 René Sommerfeldt  GER +13.3
3 Tobias Angerer  GER +30.0
4 Eldar Rønning  NOR +30.4
5 Martin Bajčičák  SVK +41.2
6 Reto Burgermeister   SUI +50.0
7 Sami Jauhojärvi  FIN +50.6
8 Petter Northug  NOR +51.2
9 Mats Larsson  SWE +52.5
10 Jean-Marc Gaillard  FRA +52.9
11 Jens Arne Svartedal  NOR +54.8
12 Roman Leybyuk  UKR +59.4
13 Yevgeny Dementyev  RUS +1:00.1
18 Simen Østensen  NOR +1:15.3
27 Nikolay Pankratov  RUS +1:31.6
44 Alexander Legkov  RUS +2:15.2

Tour de Ski standings

Rank Name Nation Total time
1 Tobias Angerer  GER 1:32.30.3
2 Simen Østensen  NOR +17.0
3 Franz Göring  GER +30.7
4 Yevgeny Dementyev  RUS +35.4
5 Petter Northug  NOR +42.8
6 Vincent Vittoz  FRA +44.9

Sprint standings

Rank Name Nation Points
1 Devon Kershaw  CAN 40
2 Simen Østensen  NOR 39
3 Björn Lind  SWE 32
4 Thobias Fredriksson  SWE 28
5 Petter Northug  NOR 26
6 Øystein Pettersen  NOR 25

Stage 4: Sprint Asiago, 5 January[edit]

Women's event, 1.2 km[14]

The listed times were achieved in the qualification race.

Final A

Rank Name Nation Time Bonus seconds
1 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN 2:39.1 50
2 Marit Bjørgen  NOR 2:39.9 40
3 Arianna Follis  ITA 2:42.9 30
4 Britta Norgren  SWE 2:44.1 28
5 Kateřina Neumannová  CZE 2:44.5 26
6 Natalya Korostelyova  RUS 2:45.2 25

Final B

Rank Name Nation Time Bonus seconds
7 Pirjo Manninen  FIN 2:44.4 24
8 Nicole Fessel  GER 2:47.1 23
9 Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle  GER 2:46.0 22
10 Riitta-Liisa Roponen  FIN 2:43.4 21
11 Claudia Künzel-Nystad  GER 2:40.9 20
12 Chandra Crawford  CAN 2:41.4 19

Eliminated before finals

Rank Name Nation Time
27 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN 2:43.7
32 Valentyna Shevchenko  UKR 2:49.3
48 Kristin Størmer Steira  NOR 2:54.2

Tour de Ski standings

Rank Name Nation Total time
1 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN 1:02.21.4
2 Marit Bjørgen  NOR +28.3
3 Petra Majdič  SLO +34.3
4 Kristin Størmer Steira  NOR +38.7
5 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN +47.4
6 Vibeke Skofterud  NOR +55.6

Sprint standings

Rank Name Nation Points
1 Marit Bjørgen  NOR 95
2 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN 85
3 Arianna Follis  ITA 70
4 Britta Norgren  SWE 50
5 Chandra Crawford  CAN 49
6 Pirjo Manninen  FIN 48
Men's event, 1.2 km[15]

The listed times were achieved in the qualification race.

Final A

Rank Name Nation Time Bonus seconds
1 Tor Arne Hetland  NOR 2:21.5 50
2 Thobias Fredriksson  SWE 2:22.0 40
3 Petter Northug  NOR 2:24.4 30
4 Janusz Krężelok  POL 2:25.6 28
5 Marcus Hellner  SWE 2:24.3 26
6 Dušan Kožíšek  CZE 2:25.8 25

Final B

Rank Name Nation Time Bonus seconds
7 Nikolay Pankratov  RUS 2:23.3 24
8 Jörgen Brink  SWE 2:23.5 23
9 Yevgeny Dementyev  RUS 2:23.4 22
10 Björn Lind  SWE 2:21.4 21
11 Peter Larsson  SWE 2:23.6 20
12 Tobias Angerer  GER 2:24.7 19

Eliminated before finals

Rank Name Nation Time
26 Simen Østensen  NOR 2:21.0
30 Vincent Vittoz  FRA 2:26.3
44 Alexander Legkov  RUS 2:28.6

Tour de Ski standings

Rank Name Nation Total time
1 Tobias Angerer  GER 1:34:36.0
2 Simen Østensen  NOR +27.3
3 Yevgeny Dementyev  RUS +31.1
4 Petter Northug  NOR +31.5
5 Franz Göring  GER +46.9
6 Nikolay Pankratov  RUS +1:00.6

Sprint standings

Rank Name Nation Points
1 Tor Arne Hetland  NOR 73
2 Thobias Fredriksson  SWE 68
3 Petter Northug  NOR 56
4 Björn Lind  SWE 53
5 Simen Østensen  NOR 44
6 Marcus Hellner  SWE 44

Stage 5: Mass Start Cavalese, Val di Fiemme, 6 January[edit]

The sprint jersey was awarded after this stage; Virpi Kuitunen of Finland earned 45 bonus points and won the women's black jersey, while Tor Arne Hetland from Norway successfully defended the men's jersey.

Women's event, 15 km[16]

Bonus seconds earned during the race:[17]

Seconds Point 1 Point 2 Finish
15  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)
10  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN)  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN)  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN)
5  Marit Bjørgen (NOR)  Marit Bjørgen (NOR)  Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN 42:02.2
2 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN +37.1
3 Marit Bjørgen  NOR +1:06.3
4 Vibeke Skofterud  NOR +1:20.1
5 Justyna Kowalczyk  POL +1:21.3
6 Viola Bauer  GER +1:21.6
7 Kateřina Neumannová  CZE +1:21.7
8 Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle  GER +1:23.7
9 Petra Majdič  SLO +1:26.0
10 Stefanie Böhler  GER +1:40.3
11 Valentyna Shevchenko  UKR +1:40.6
12 Marianna Longa  ITA +1:45.3
20 Kristin Størmer Steira  NOR +2:40.7

Tour de Ski standings

Rank Name Nation Total time
1 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN 1:43:38.6
2 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN +1:39.5
3 Marit Bjørgen  NOR +2:09.8
4 Petra Majdič  SLO +2:40.3
5 Vibeke Skofterud  NOR +3:00.7
6 Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle  GER +3:09.5

Sprint standings

Rank Name Nation Points
1 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN 130
2 Marit Bjørgen  NOR 105
3 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN 77
4 Arianna Follis  ITA 70
5 Britta Norgren  SWE 50
6 Chandra Crawford  CAN 49
Men's event, 30 km[18]

Bonus seconds earned during the race:[19]

Seconds Point 1 Point 2 Finish
15  Sergey Shiryayev (RUS)  Simen Østensen (NOR)  Eldar Rønning (NOR)
10  Frode Estil (NOR)  Frode Estil (NOR)  Ivan Alypov (RUS)
5  Eldar Rønning (NOR)  Eldar Rønning (NOR)  Sami Jauhojärvi (FIN)
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Eldar Rønning  NOR 1:21:30.0
2 Ivan Alypov  RUS +0.6
3 Sami Jauhojärvi  FIN +1.6
4 Tor Arne Hetland  NOR +3.8
5 Tobias Angerer  GER +4.2
6 Frode Estil  NOR +5.1
7 Simen Østensen  NOR +7.1
8 Petter Northug  NOR +11.1
9 Jiří Magál  CZE +11.7
10 Alexander Legkov  RUS +13.9
11 Jens Filbrich  GER +15.4
12 Franz Göring  GER +34.1
19 Nikolay Pankratov  RUS +1:21.7
22 Yevgeny Dementyev  RUS +1:49.2

Tour de Ski standings

Rank Name Nation Total time
1 Tobias Angerer  GER 1:34:36.0
2 Simen Østensen  NOR +15.2
3 Petter Northug  NOR +38.4
4 Tor Arne Hetland  NOR +1:05.8
5 Franz Göring  GER +1:15.8
6 Sami Jauhojärvi  FIN +1:16.9

Sprint standings

Rank Name Nation Points
1 Tor Arne Hetland  NOR 73
2 Thobias Fredriksson  SWE 68
3 Simen Østensen  NOR 59
4 Petter Northug  NOR 56
5 Björn Lind  SWE 53
6 Marcus Hellner  SWE 44

Stage 6: Final Climb Cavalese, Val di Fiemme, 7 January[edit]

Athletes started in order of the aggregate standings, and the first athlete to reach the finish won. After the first 15 athletes, the remainder were released in a "wave start" five minutes behind Kuitunen, the leader, but their total time behind Kuitunen was added to the final time.

Women's event, 10 km[20][21]
Rank Name Nation Stage time Stage rank Total time
1 Virpi Kuitunen  FIN 36:36.7 31 2:20.15.3
2 Marit Bjørgen  NOR 35:44.4 16 +1:17.5
3 Valentyna Shevchenko  UKR 34:30.2 3 +1:20.8
4 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  FIN 36:19.0 24 +1:21.8
5 Kateřina Neumannová  CZE 34:24.0 1 +1:23.8
6 Petra Majdič  SLO 35:48.4 17 +1:52.0
7 Kristin Størmer Steira  NOR 34:25.3 2 +1:53.8
8 Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle  GER 35:25.4 10 +1:58.2
9 Vibeke Skofterud  NOR 35:59.7 20 +2:23.7
10 Viola Bauer  GER 35:18.8 9 +2:41.5
11 Justyna Kowalczyk  POL 35:33.1 13 +3:08.5
12 Karine Philippot  FRA 34:56.2 6 +3:20.4
13 Riitta-Liisa Roponen  FIN 35:39.2 14 +3:22.0
14 Olga Zavyalova  RUS 35:27.0 11 +3:36.0
15 Marianna Longa  ITA 36:32.7 29 +3:41.1
Top stage times
34 Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova  RUS 34:44.7 4
18 Sabina Valbusa  ITA 34:50.7 5
30 Oxana Yatskaya  KAZ 34:56.2 7
35 Svetlana Malahova  KAZ 35:28.8 12
Men's event, 11 km[22][23]

A wave start was also employed in the men's event, but the first 30 started according to the time differences in the overall Tour standings. The remainder started six minutes behind Angerer.

Rank Name Nation Stage time Stage rank Total time
1 Tobias Angerer  GER 33:39.5 18 3:29:49.7
2 Alexander Legkov  RUS 32:12.8 2 +46.4
3 Simen Østensen  NOR 34:14.5 33 +50.2
4 Petter Northug  NOR 34:08.1 30 +1:07.0
5 Tor Arne Hetland  NOR 33:43.1 20 +1:09.4
6 Franz Göring  GER 33:41.4 19 +1:18.7
7 Sami Jauhojärvi  FIN 33:46.9 22 +1:24.3
8 Yevgeny Dementyev  RUS 32:55.6 7 +1:32.2
9 Jens Filbrich  GER 33:36.6 16 +1:34.8
10 Nikolay Pankratov  RUS 33:07.5 9 +1:46.1
11 Frode Estil  NOR 34:12.8 32 +1:56.9
12 Sergey Shiryayev  RUS 32:08.4 1 +2:18.5
13 Jiří Magál  CZE 33:46.0 21 +2:38.1
14 Mathias Fredriksson  SWE 33:30.8 14 +2:53.9
15 René Sommerfeldt  GER 32:54.0 5 +3:05.2
Top stage times
20 Giorgio Di Centa  ITA 32:49.7 3
26 Emmanuel Jonnier  FRA 32:51.8 4
34 Martin Bajčičák  SVK 32:55.3 6
32 Christian Hoffmann  AUT 32:56.8 8
36 Jean-Marc Gaillard  FRA 33:12.7 10
19 Vincent Vittoz  FRA 33:23.9 11
16 Anders Södergren  SWE 33:28.3 12

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Norwegian) Neppe full kvote til Tour de Ski Archived 2008-01-10 at the Wayback Machine, Kjetil Skaufel, Trønder-Avisa, published 29 November 2006
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